RECENT REFUGEES MAINTENANCE

As some of you may or may not have noticed, our Refugee count dropped from 1994 to the current 1825.

When someone opens and account and joins a group, be it Refugees, MUDS, User Support, and then deletes their account, record of that account still shows up in the group list. If I would delete my account, you would see in the member list "XXXX zebaron Admin", which are my name, ID, and position.

That record remains in the members list indefinently, and still counts as a member, even though there is no account there. What I did tonight was I went through the members list, removing all the dead accounts. That is why our members total dropped so dramatically.

On a side note, Groups don't have "badges" like individual pages do here on Multiply. Soon, hopefully this weekend, I will be creating an artificial badge that you can embed that'll direct people here for answers to their questions, and as always, fellowship. Of course, it won't be as fancy as Multiply's, but it will look neat, I promise.

-Ze Baron

POLLS DON'T MATTER

Well, it's after the Iowa caucus and shortly before the New Hampshire caucus, and things couldn't be more hectic. First off, no offense meant towards any New Hampshirians or Iowans on my list, but your states suck. Iowa and New Hampshire aren't representatives of 'common America.' Neither is California, Oregon, South Carolina, Conneticut, and a lot of other states that are important or that you'd think would be important. It's immature and straight childish the way the states are jockeying to be first in line. My only propostion for resolving this would be for everyone to host them on the same day. Or, it could be done according to their admittance to the Union. Or it could be done according to the day (not date) that they were granted statehood.

On to polls. I read some poll today done in NH about the canidates. Obama "rocketed" past Hillary and McCain was showing a promising lead. Obama had a 10 point lead on Ms. Clinton. Then I read the bottom... I think it was about 850 people surveyed. 850 people to represent a population of about 1,200,000? That just doesn't seem right. Of course, it's much more accurate than national polls. They survey, what, 1,000 people in a nation of 300,000,000 to gague public opinion? How can that even be accurate?

Polls don't matter.

This just in! Hillary Repackages Herself as a Black Man!

Read all about it!

I just downloaded this neat-o add-on for Firefox, so here are some clipped excerpts:

clipped from news.yahoo.com

According to Clinton strategist Mark Penn, however, Clinton's decision to become an African-American man was thoroughly consistent with her history as a "change agent."

Elsewhere, embattled GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney unveiled a new campaign slogan, "What the Huck?!"

So, with that, ladies and gents, I leave you with an inconsiquential poll.

-Ze Baron

MEET THE MOD

I haven't made much of a big deal of it, but I'd like you all to know that I am the mod for Y!360 Refugees. My name is Joseph, but I go by "Josef" online since I'm a 'baron.'

I just rediscovered lolcats, and I found this one here to the right. I don't wanna sound like a dictator here, but as moderator, it's my job to uphold peace and keep this place family friendly.

If I take any actions, I will usually send a PM to the involved parties informing them of my actions. If you have problems here in Refugees, please, before going on a vendetta or duking it out, send me a PM and explain the situation to me. I'll try to help you as best as I can.

I ask that you please be respectful of my decisions, and again, if you have problems with anything I've done, send me a PM and we can talk it out in a civil manner.

If you have a question, please be sure to ask it at this link, here. That is the best place to get answers, not in a blog (rather than a note) and not a PM to me, since I'm still a bit of a noob* myself here.

Also, again, if you are on one of your friends' pages, and you notice they aren't in Refugees, my advice to you is to send them over here pronto. Refugees is the best-equipped group out there. We've got the biggest member-base of any 360 related group (and hence, have the biggest knowledge pool to draw on) and our information is aimed more at people from 360, so it's easier to understand than some answers at User Support. If your friend gets the help they need here, they'll be more inclined to stay here at Multiply so you can continue your friendship.

My best wishes to you all in this 2008.

-Ze Baron

*noob, also newbie, meaning new person.

LOLCATS FOR THE BEST OF YOU

What better way to say "I love you" than through lolcats?




This one is going out to my pal Dave (dojnd.multiply.com), for introducing me to
"2 Girls, 1 Cup." (WARNING -- NOT FOR FAINT OF HEART)
It was something I certainly did not need to be introduced to
I guess I can say it "broadened my horizons."




This one's going out to my dear friend Mark (sdastroguy.multiply.com)
because of his experience with "Hot or Not," not with erotic kittehs.




This one's going out to my friend Ninjamommy (ninjamommy.multiply.com)
because of her apparent fascination with kung-fu kittehs.



Here's another one going out Anne (aramink.multiply.com),
and her apparent fascination with zombies. She blogged about zombies once before,
then recently linked to a Nature article about wasps turning cockroaches into
zombies... where does the madness stop? Kittehs now?



This one is for myself... nothing's crashed on my computer (yet) but
I will be out of town, and hence denied internet access, this weekend.
Such is a life.

-Ze Baron

PAR-TAY!

Ahh, we're going through a major snowstorm with whiteouts expected. And I'm sick. No reason to go out... so why not stay in and watch Fergie on TV and come chat with you guys in the meantime?

Who wants to party? Invite your friends over, if you're so inclined. Just type "USERNAME.multiply.com/notes/compose" and it will sent a PM that acts like a blog post -- and you can select all your contacts at once.

-Ze Baron

THIS ONE'S GOING OUT TO MY FAVORITE WENCH

Er, yeah. Anne has a thing about grammar, so I came across two things that might just tickle her fancy. First, of course, is a lolcat from icanhascheezburger.com. "Apostrophe Cat Iz Grammatically Correct."

The second is an article that combines the two things Anne is known for: her Wench status and grammar. Well, okay, she's known for her humor and intelligence, but just go along with it. Here's an article that just screamed "Wench of Aramink:"

"WHY DON'T YOU USE THE LITTLE WENCH?"

Grammar is a joy of life.

-Ze Baron

THE SNOW AND ICE BALL

Yes, it's party time! Welcome in. I hope you've got on your tux or dress, because it's going to be a rockin' party.

If you brought food or drink, please go to the buffet and drop them off in the comments first. You did bring HTML?

My suggestions for navigating the party is to open multiple browsers or tabs, and just cycle between them. The comments update automatically, and we don't have to deal with those nasty pages, it's all one slew.

My co-host, Giles Conway, did a remarkable job. Check it out here.

We'll be dancing later, so I hope you brought dancing shoes!

To go to the buffet, please click here.

To go to the lounge, please click here.

To listen to some select tunes, please click here.

-Ze Baron